governor bob mcdonnell. dwyane wade, who is taking up one of the president's causes, and we'll chat with black eyed pea frontman will.i.am. "starting point" begins right now. >>> welcome, welcome, welcome, everybody. let's introduce you to our team. dana bash is with you. cnn congressional senior correspondent. chris van hollen is with us. nice to have you in person. michael crowley, deputy washington bureau chief of "time" magazine. i think we met yesterday for the first time in person. >> it was very exciting, yes. >> and our "starting point" this morning, of course, is the speech from last night. rousing endorsement of his economic policies, bill clinton really teed it up for president obama's convention closing speech. so tonight, mr. obama will make his own case for a second term in office. but last night, the former president rocked the convention hall. a speech that was vintage clinton. fiery. and kind of long. dana bash was there. many say home run. >> well, certainly that is what the obama campaign